The Listening Town

<p>Silence was never empty in Willow Creek.<br>It was waiting.</p><p>After returning to her hometown Emma believed she had survived the worst of it - the strange quiet the subtle shifts the feeling that the town itself was watching her breathe.</p><p>She was wrong.</p><p>People begin to disappear without warning. Not violently. Not dramatically.<br>They are erased.</p><p>Their names fade. Their homes become empty. Their existence vanishes from memory - from everyone except Emma.</p><p>As her connection to Willow Creek deepens Emma uncovers a terrifying truth: the town doesn't respond to fear or anger. It listens. It observes. And when something no longer fits it corrects it.</p><p>With Lucas at her side Emma must decide how far she is willing to go to understand the town's rules - and what she might lose in the process.</p><p>Because once Willow Creek notices you it never stops listening.</p><p>And it always takes something in return.</p>